The great Iranian divide: between aniconic West and anthropomorphic East

The Avesta and the Rig Veda, our earliest sources for the Indo-Iranian religious tradition, contain ideas and elements with both aniconic and iconic potential. The cultic iconography in Western and Eastern Iran developed in a remarkably different manner. While the Achaemenian and Sasanian cults were...

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Главный автор: Shenkar, Michael (Автор)
Формат: Print Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: [2017]
В: Religion
Год: 2017, Том: 47, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 378-398
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Iran (Древность) / Kushana, Dynastie : 200 до н.э.-300 / Sogdier / Парсизм / Религиозное искусство / Иконка / Антропоморфизм / Bilderverbot
Индексация IxTheo:AG Религиозная жизнь
BC Религии Древнего Востока
KBM Азия
Другие ключевые слова:B Sasanian
B Aniconism
B Iran
B Sogdian
B Achaemenian
B Zoroastrianism
B Anthropomorphism
B Kushan
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Итог:The Avesta and the Rig Veda, our earliest sources for the Indo-Iranian religious tradition, contain ideas and elements with both aniconic and iconic potential. The cultic iconography in Western and Eastern Iran developed in a remarkably different manner. While the Achaemenian and Sasanian cults were aniconic, Eastern Iranian people, like the Kushans and the Sogdians, not only made use of portrayals of their gods in human form, but also venerated their man-made representations in temples. This article suggests that the reason for this sharp distinction in the nature of the cult between Western and Eastern Iran is the impact of acculturated Greek religious practices, which was much stronger in the East than in the West.
Объем:14 Illustrationen
ISSN:0048-721X
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Religion